Angel holds a BSc in Biology from the Universidad de Puerto Rico–Mayagüez and a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has dedicated most of his career to fundamental and applied plant biotechnology research, focusing on enhancing crop productivity, adding value traits, and developing R&D pipelines. Before joining Deep Science Ventures (DSV), Angel was the Project Leader in Plant Molecular Genetics at the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC), leading the gene-editing research and development pipeline for tropical crops, and a research faculty at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, researching the molecular networks driving plant growth and development. He is an Associate in Agriculture at DSV, creating ventures in deep-agri tech centered on achieving sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services outcomes.
Doctoral
2010 – 2014
PLANT BREEDING AND PLANT GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
Undergraduate
2005 – 2010
BIOLOGY
UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO-MAYAGÜEZ
ASSOCIATE, AGRICULTURE
DEEP SCIENCE VENTURES
2021 – Present
PROJECT LEAD IN TROPICAL CROP ENGINEERING
HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER
2019 – 2020
ADJUNCT FACULTY IN BIOLOGY
HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
2017 – 2020
RESEARCH FACULTY
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII-MANOA
2016 – 2019
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
2015 – 2016
GRADUATE RESEARCHER IN PLANT BREEDING AND PLANT GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
2010 – 2015